L10: Crown Lengthening Surgery: Functional and Esthetic [Lecture only]
Subject: 491–Crown Lengthening Surgery
Credits: 3 (Lecture)
Friday, July 15: 8 to 11 a.m.
Audience: D, ST, R
Fee: $60
Location: Level 3, Room 302
Speaker Bio: Dedham, Mass.; assistant clinical professor, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Description: Crown lengthening procedures may be provided in order to facilitate restorative therapy and/or improve esthetics. This lecture course will illustrate the indications, contraindications, techniques, and postoperative management associated with functional and esthetic crown lengthening surgery. Clinical cases will be presented in order to review flap design, resective osseous management, suturing techniques, and postoperative protocols.
Learning objectives:
- Learn about indications and contraindications for functional crown lengthening.
- Review the concepts of the biologic width and the ferrule.
- Review indications for esthetic crown lengthening.
- Explore surgical flap design for apical positioning of the flap margin.
- Review resective management of osseous tissues.
- Review suturing techniques and materials.
- Learn about postoperative management.
This course is lecture only. If you wish to receive participation credits, you must register for P10: Crown Lengthening Surgery: Functional and Esthetic [Lecture and Workshop], which includes this lecture in the price.
